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Toplines - Rhode Island Presidential Election
Rhode Island General Election Survey of 500 Likely Voters July 1, 2008 1* How do you rate the way that George W. Bush is
performing his role as President? Excellent, good, fair, or poor? 12%
Excellent 12% Good 16% Fair 60% Poor 0% Not sure 3* 2008
Presidential General Election Match-Ups
4*
Favorable Ratings
5* Should Barack Obama select Hillary Clinton as
his Vice-Presidential running mate? 41% Yes 47% No 12% Not sure 6* Is John McCain too old to be President? 36% Yes 56% No
8% Not sure 7*Is Barack Obama too inexperienced to be
President? 35% Yes 56% No
9% Not sure 8* When it comes to the situation in
27% Winning
the war 66% Getting
the troops home
8% Not sure 9* Some people believe that the federal
government has become a special interest group that looks out primarily for its
own interests. What do you think? Has the federal government become a special
interest group? 68% Yes 15% No 17% Not sure 10* Generally speaking, does the federal government represent the will of
the people? 15% Yes 73% No 13% Not sure 11*John McCain favors drilling in offshore oil wells to
help reduce the price of gas. Barack Obama opposes offshore oil wells and says
it would not reduce the price of gas. Should drilling be allowed in offshore oil
wells off the coasts of California, Florida, and other states? 56% Yes 34% No 10% Not sure 12* If drilling in
offshore oil wells is allowed, how likely is it that the price of gas will go
down? 17% Very likely 35% Somewhat likely 28% Not very likely 15% Not at all likely 6% Not sure 13* Is free trade good or bad for the 40%
Good 26%
Bad 18%
Neither 16%
Not sure NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 4.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence |